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[Unimog]

Put in at RB ramp and immediately saw bass and bluegill up shallow so that's what I did from the dam up to hawker point after the fog finally cleared. The main things I used were a 3/8 jewel finesse jig, a wobble head and did some experimenting with the larger size ned rig. Had this rigged on a baitcasting rod with 10# line. It works okay but with the standard head and rigging it wanted to get hung up often. I rigged it on a standard shaky head weedless and that helped a lot. Fish were bunched up it seemed. 

Saturday I started with the same deal but soon got one tangled up in a shallow brush pile. So I got a power shot out rigged with a Yamamoto flapping hog, then a perch D shad and started throwing at brush. This was more reliable as I'd get at least one per spot. So it seems there are several still out in the brush as well as close to the bank. 

[Hammer time]

Interesting, my last 3 trips fish were scattered, granted I don't fish brush piles. And mostly stayed in river out of CC. My last trip was from mutton to dam and fish were scattered.

Glad you found some and thanks for the report.

[Unimog]

They were scattered for sure. Water temps hit high 60s. You know it's a weird fall when you're hot fishing the first of November 

[Dutch]

Thanks for the report.  I have some business at Stockton on Thursday and plan to take the boat along for an afternoon's fishing.  If you try any spinner baits?

[Unimog]

Didn't try a spinnerbait but I did catch one on a spro rockcrawler. 

[Lifes2Short]

Was up this past Saturday & Monday and caught a number of nice bass with a spinnerbait.  I would also encourage you to throw some topwater off and on all day.  It was the BIG ticket for me!  If you find those whites put on a baby spook they love that bait this time of year!   

[Dutch]

I only got to fish from noon to 3 yesterday.  It was a real good sw wind capping out side of Hartley.  I could only muster 6 bass.  5 were caught on a home made spinnerbait and the only keeper came off a windy bluff on a 1/2 oz poison tail pbj jig.

[freefallin]

I am actually just starting my 2016 fishing season this week at OT. ( 8 month recovery from motorcycle accident). Having  great success the last couple days. Guessing 30 bass a day. 6-8 chunky keepers each day Monday and Tuesday. 

Tomorrow I am not going to set the spinner of bait down and fish It al day.

all the best

tom

[dprice]

Glad to have you back free fall    

Go get them   And post them  

 

[bassfisher]

Nice fish glad you got good ones